When the book-traveling little detective meets the two-faced prince

"Like General Cheng, I also feel that this word is somewhat familiar."

Jiang Lian'an narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the words on the white cloth, and spoke slowly.

Then, Jiang Lian'an lowered his head and took out a letter from his clothes. It was the letter that Cheng Su ordered Chang Feizhang to deliver to the inn. It had no signature or end date.

When Cheng Su and Chang Feizhang left, one was furious and the other was distracted, and they both forgot to take anything with them.

Jiang Lian'an put the letter away carefully.

"The general and the county magistrate left in a hurry and forgot to take this letter with them. I kept it carefully, thinking it would be useful. I brought it with me before coming to the lake island. I wanted to return it to the general, but I didn't remember it until I saw the words on the wall. I hope the general won't blame me for not being able to give it to you in time."

"It's good that the letter is not lost. Open it."

Jiang Lian'an took out the letter in his hand and opened it in front of the person standing in the cave.

As Cheng Su and Jiang Lian'an were sitting a little distance away from him, they did not mention the contents of the letter when they read it.

Although Lin Lezhi wanted to know what was written in the letter, he also knew that the letter was in Jiang Lian'an's hands.

That night, Jiang Lian'an called him into his room for tea. He originally wanted to use the excuse that Jiang Lian'an bullied people without physical strength to borrow the letter to read it, but he quickly thought that paying too much attention would attract attention and suspicion, so he gave up the idea.

And even if you don't read it, you can guess the content of the letter from Chang Feizhang's order to seal the ship and prevent everyone from going to the island.

So, this was the first time Lin Lezhi saw the contents of the letter.

'Anyone who goes to the island will die'.

When Lin Lezhi saw the contents of the letter, his eyes tightened slightly.

Guo Yong, who was standing by, was so frightened that his legs and feet went limp and he collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled with fear.

Seeing this, Lin Lezhi quickly squatted down and helped Guo Yong up.

"Brother Guo, are you okay?"

Guo Yong stared straight ahead, his eyes wide open as if they were about to pop out, his body trembling slightly. Guo Yong retracted his gaze, forced a smile and said, "No... I'm fine, it's just that the puppets in this cave are really weird, and I panicked for a moment."

"The dolls in this cave are really weird. I was also frightened when I first saw them."

Lin Lezhi helped Guo Yong up and followed Guo Yong's gaze. His sight fell on the blood words on the wall. Looking at the blood words, Lin Lezhi's gaze also sank, and then his eyes looked at the word "death" on the letter again.

The word "death" on the letter was written with cinnabar. When compared with the bright red word "death" on the white cloth, it was shocking and sent a chill down one's spine.

The two characters "death" were written by the same person.

The first stroke of the word "夕" is not a stroke, but a dot, which looks very much like an upright "、".

"Thank you, Brother Lin, for your support. I really can't stand this scene. I'd better go to the cave and wait."

"it is good."

The tunnel was relatively low, and there were soldiers guarding behind the team. People hiding in the tunnel could only curl up, squat or sit in the tunnel.

Seeing this scene, even Young Master Liu, who was usually full of vigor and vitality, quietly hid behind Xiao Yihuo.

A pair of eyes wanted to see, but didn't dare to. After taking a look through the gap, they immediately looked away.

This glance met Lin Lezhi's sidelong gaze. Not wanting to be looked down upon by Lin Lezhi, he folded his hands, stood up straight, and forced himself to maintain some energy, staring straight at the puppet in the cave.

It’s no wonder Liu Yunhe is like this.

The things in this cave can no longer be described as just tragic, but terrifying.

Even soldiers who have fought in the battlefield and witnessed countless lives and deaths still find it difficult to calm the fear in their hearts when they see the things in the cave. Compared with other soldiers, He Yu can face the things in the cave more calmly.

Meng Dafeng came up to He Yu and asked, "How do you read the two words in the middle of Xiaoyu's letter?"

He Yu whispered the two middle words to Meng Dafeng.

After hearing this, Meng Dafeng couldn't suppress the shock in his eyes. He couldn't help but raise his voice a little, blurting out: "What...! Anyone who goes to the island will die, that doesn't mean we all...!"

After seeing He Yu's booing gesture, Meng Dafeng immediately realized his mistake and quickly covered his mouth, but it was too late.

The space in the cave can accommodate hundreds of dolls. Although it is not small, it is a relatively closed space and the sound is transmitted clearly, enough for people hiding in the cave to hear it clearly.

Now all the illiterate people knew that staying on this island would be life-threatening.

"No... Didn't they say that the murderer wanted to seek justice? He actually...actually wanted all of us to die on the island. No... No, I have a family and I can't die here. I want to go home!"

There were only a few civilians hiding in the cave. They were so frightened that they didn't know where to put their hands and feet, and their bodies couldn't stop shaking.

The seeds of fear spread in my heart.

He wanted to run back with trembling legs, but the narrow tunnel was guarded by soldiers behind him and he could not go back at all.

Seeing Cheng Su frowning, Hong Mingxu walked to the cave and shouted with an unhappy look on his face: "What are you arguing about? Get out of the cave. If you want to die, just go back alone!"

Upon hearing Hong Mingxu's order, the soldiers guarding the tunnel opened the entrance.

But seeing the dark tunnel without any obstruction, the people in front who were shouting that they wanted to run away now fell silent, and no one dared to mention leaving.

Although Hong Mingxu's words were inhumane and might even increase the fear in people's hearts, it was indeed the most effective way to make everyone quiet down and stop talking.

It appears to be permissive, but in reality it is a warning.

On this island where the murderer is nowhere to be found, there is a warning that "anyone who goes to the island will die". If you are not familiar with the situation on the island and leave the crowd to act alone, you will undoubtedly seek death.

Jiang Lian'an handed the letter back to Cheng Su with both hands.

"It seems that this letter and the words on the wall were written by the same person. The paper doll in the cave must have been made by the same person. It was made by gluing together lanterns that floated to Huaifeng Village. This..." Jiang Lian'an cast his eyes on Lin Lezhi and said without hiding anything, "It was Master Lin who discovered it."

After saying that, Cheng Su turned his gaze to Lin Lezhi, smiled and said, "It seems that Detective Jiang was right to bring you here."

Feeling Cheng Su's scrutinizing gaze, Lin Lezhi hurriedly cupped his hands and said awkwardly, "I... I just happened to notice it. I also want to thank the general and Jiang Guitan for their kindness to me."

"Mr. Lin, you are too modest." Jiang Lian'an praised, and then a trace of worry rose in his eyes. He looked at Cheng Su and asked: "But... now we can't judge the murderer's intentions based on these clues alone. What are you going to do next, General?"

Hearing this, Cheng Su's eyes darkened immediately, and then his gaze fell on the wooden box in front of the puppet, and he said in a deep voice: "Open the box."

"Yes!"

At Cheng Su's command, the soldiers in the cave immediately stepped forward, drew the swords at their waists, and cut open the lock on the wooden box in an extremely simple and violent way.

When the wooden box was opened, everyone was stunned. It was filled with gold, silver, jewelry and jade ornaments.

But before they could marvel at the jewels stored inside, the soldiers standing in front of the box immediately covered their mouths and noses, looking as if they were about to vomit.

The smell spread quickly, like the smell of a rotting corpse. The fishy smell quickly spread to the entire cave and was very pungent. Everyone in the cave or in the tunnel covered their mouths and noses.

Lin Lezhi’s eyes darkened.

This smell...

Although it is much heavier, it is definitely not wrong.

It was the same smell as the cracked coffin that Wu Sanshan had stored in the cabinet in the basement, which emitted after it was opened.